Tyrone Jackson, 36, is an assistant principal at May River High School.

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Updated: 9:07 AM EDT Aug 26, 2019

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IT'S 8:56 ON YOUR MONDAY MORNING. I'M CHRIS TATUM. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS - - ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE LOWCOUNTRY - - ARE WORKING TO KEEP DRUNK - - AND DISTRACTED - - DRIVERS OFF THE ROAD THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND.. W-J-C-L'S SHARON JOHNSON HAS MORE ON WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO KEEP TRAVELERS SAFE... INTRO: TONIGHT, SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL HAVE A SAFETY CHECKPOINT HERE AT THE TALMADGE BRIDGE AS A PART OF A HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER INITIATIVE. VO: IT'S A TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN. STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA ARE WORKING TO TAKE DRUNK DRIVERS OFF THE ROAD... ESPECIALLY BEFORE THE HEIGHT OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND. THEY'RE ALSO ISSUING TICKETS FOR OTHER OFFENSES LIKE SPEEDING AND DISTRACTED DRIVING. A 2018 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINSTRATION STUDY FOUND THAT SOUTH CAROLINA RANKED NUMBER TWO FOR STATES WITH THE MOST DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS. ACCORDING TO G- DOT, GEORGIA HAD MORE THAN 1500 TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN 2018. THIS CAMPAIGN EVENT IS LOOKING TO PREVENT THAT. THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WILL BE HODING A MEETING WITH GEORGIA LAW ENFORCMENT TONIGHT AT 6 P-M AT THE SAVANNAH CIVIC CENTER. TAG: THERE WILL BE TODAY PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 88. EAST WIND 6 TO 8 MPH. MONDAY NIGHT MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 73. EAST WIND AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING CALM IN THE EVENING. TUESDAY A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY AFTER 11AM. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 89. CALM WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TUESDAY NIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY, MAINLY BEFORE 8PM. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 74. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IS 40%. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN A TENTH AND QUARTER OF AN INCH, EXCEPT HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. WEDNESDAY A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY AFTER 8AM. PARTLY SUNNY, WITH A HIGH NEAR 90. NEW RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN A TENTH AND QUARTER OF AN INCH, EXCEPT HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS. WEDNESDAY NIGHT A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW AROUND 75. THURSDAY

(Above video: Today's headlines)A Beaufort County assistant principal was arrested over the weekend for driving under the influence.Tyrone Andre Jackson, 36, of Beaufort was arrested Sunday at 2:43 a.m. by Port Royal Police, according to jail records.Jackson is an assistant principal at May River High School. Check back for updates to this developing story.

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A Beaufort County assistant principal was arrested over the weekend for driving under the influence.

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Tyrone Andre Jackson, 36, of Beaufort was arrested Sunday at 2:43 a.m. by Port Royal Police, according to jail records.